Archive for the 'Local History' Category
Jul
27
Toledo Mayor Correspondence, 1935-1948
July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Correspondence from the office of the Mayor of Toledo has been prepared and is now ready for use by researchers. At just over nine cubic feet, the collection covers activities in the Mayor’s office during the last years of the Great Depression, World War II and the first post-war years. A complement to the larger […]
Jun
21
A book by Dr. David Skaggs, a professor emeritus of history, has won first place in the Academic Scholar Division of the Local History Publication Awards, presented by the Center for Archival Collections. The committee called Oliver Hazard Perry: Honor, Courage, and Patriotism in the Early U.S. Navy the “hands down winner†in its division […]
Mar
12
Call for Papers – 2008 Publication Award
March 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The Center for Archival Collections is seeking nominations for the annual Local History Publication Award, to be presented each year in the Spring. Two separate divisions have been established for the annual contest. The first category for Independent Scholars includes all publications that were completed for non-academic purposes. The second division, the Academic Scholar category, […]